Greeting facts for kids

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Sampeah
Sampeah (Cambodian greeting)

Greetings are nice things to say when people meet each other. Greetings may be different from culture to culture. These are some greetings used a lot in the English language:

  • "Hello", "hi", and "hey"
  • "Good [morning, afternoon, evening], which changes with the time of day
  • "What's up?", "Yo", "What's up?", and "What's happening?", which are not formal
  • "G'day", a greeting used a lot in Australia
  • "Howdy", an informal greeting used a lot in rural areas of the United States
  • "How do you do", which is used as a question in some places and a normal greeting in others

There are also ways to greet without talking, such as these:

Images for kids

  • Welcome differentlangs

    Translations of the word welcome shown in many places frequented by foreigners or tourists to welcome people of all different nationalities.

  • Secretary General of NATO Luns tips his hat as a troop review 1983

    The civilian Secretary General of NATO Joseph Luns tips his hat at a troop review in 1983, in lieu of a military salute. This (the full gesture is shown here) was by then becoming old-fashioned as a general social greeting, but had once been normal.

  • Steven Gerrard in Thailand (12775079374)

    Steven Gerrard performing a Wai

  • Provincia de Buenos Aires - Del Viso - Ruper saludando

    Waving

  • Denis Thatcher Nancy Reagan 1988

    Denis Thatcher, husband of former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher, greets former American First Lady Nancy Reagan by kissing her hand, 1988


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